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It's our people who make Parikrma. And it's a place where people work together with passion and one vision in mind - to bring the best education possible to our children. That takes not just skill and ability but a deep desire to learn continually. After all we are an organization that is breaking new ground in this area.
Parikrma is run like any well-managed, highly professional for-profit organization. We are process driven and use technology to elevate the delivery of our programs. At the moment more than 130 people are employed at Parikrma across 4 Centres of Learning in Bangalore. Teachers are the core of our organization and make up 70% of our employee base. We also have a Community Development Services team that acts as the link between the communities we serve and our schools. People in Administration, Finance and Marketing make up the rest of the employees.
We are looking for skilled and passionate learners to keep refining and evolving the Parikrma Model. As a result of our expansion, we have openings in the following areas:
- Primary School (UKG - 2):
Class teachers.
Write to Ambika Parchure at ambikap@parikrmafoundation.org - Middle and Senior School (5th - 10th grade)
Subject teachers: English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Social Studies, Geography, Kannada, Hindi.
Write to Kalpana Singh at kalpanas@parikrmafoundation.org - Co-curricular Activities
Music and Theatre teachers
Write to Ambika Parchure at ambikap@parikrmafoundation.org - Synopsys Universe 2U Coordinator - 1 positions
- Tech Mahindra English First Program Coordinators - 2 nos
- Special Educators
Wanted Teachers who will learn
Today, education is seen only as the transfer of curriculum-based knowledge that will help a child become 'successful'. The role of the teacher is, therefore, the passing down of information to children. Some do this creatively while many thrust it down the rote or 'mechanical' way. Whatever be the case, the relationship in most classrooms is one way, teacher to student.
At Parikrma we see the severe limitations of this top-down approach especially for children coming from the poorest and marginalized communities. These children lack not just conceptual skills but also the exposure to the world at large. So, we provide top-class English ICSE education to the poorest children from slums. An education that goes well beyond the curriculum and prepares a child for life. For 6 years now we have been putting in place education that would allow these children to excel and live with dignity. We manage 4 Centres for Learning, from kindergarten to 12th grade, that educate 1115 children from 28 slum communities.
The teacher plays a crucial role in helping a child prepare for life. That role starts with understanding each child's innate abilities and deficiencies in relation to the process of learning. This determines the unique journey of learning as the teacher travels together with every child. It's a highly rewarding assignment for experienced teachers with an open mind who still want to be surprised and for those with great creative flair, sensitivity and amazing passion.
You must have a flair for English - both spoken and written. Teaching experience in either the ICSE or CBSE curriculum would help. However, if you have not taught before but are passionately interested in teaching and have gone through these two curricula in school, you could apply too. If you like to challenge the conventional top-down approach of the teacher-student relationship and are interested in coming to school to learn and not to teach, then contact us.
We are an equal opportunity employer and our salaries and benefits are at par with industry norms. Write to Ambika Parchure at ambikap@parikrmafoundation.org for primary school, and to Kalpana Singh at kalpanas@parikrmafoundation.org for middle and senior school.
We have openings in primary, middle and senior school across all our 4 Centres in the following areas: